In the alleys of the market, you can see people rushing on the main road. The smell of fruits, vegetables, fish and meat blends with the buzzing vocals.

Gu Chuan replied solemnly:

"It's true that you're my mother's sister, but it's not true that 'it's my sister'. I didn't promise Mrs. Ogiri, nor did I promise you, you can only be considered my friend. ”

"Hehe, you're too angry, so according to the fact that I'm your mother's younger sister, I'm also your elder, right?"

"Then I'm going to call you aunt, uncle...... Isn't this a rebirth, it sounds like you're too old, and it's not commensurate with you at all! Isn't it better to be a friend? Where are friends, I think the relationship between friends is already one of the best relationships! ”

Tong Shi smiled, patted Gu Chuan's shoulder angrily, and asked again:

"Why is it Aunt Shi, Uncle Shi, can't you call me sister?"

"That's not good, in case you're younger than me, it's offensive to call my sister!"

Gu Chuan shook his head.

Tongshi was helpless, so he had to say:

"That's good, that's good, friend! How are you doing lately? ”

These words made Gu Chuan embarrassed.

If Kirimi knew that he hadn't returned to the last solar term since he rejected Mrs. Ogiri, I don't know if he would be ridiculed. Gu Chuan remembered that the carpenter was about to leave and said that his mother in this life would be uneasy for him, so he turned his head sideways and replied in a low voice:

"It's going pretty well."

Kirishi's eyes rolled, and he had a clear insight from this person's movements. But on the surface, she only said:

"I recently had a piece of news, it's a clerical job, and you have to come into contact with a lot of paper materials, and there is just a shortage of people, so I don't know if you're interested. If you already have a place to stay, forget it. ”

At that time, Gu Chuan put his hands behind his back and replied calmly:

"The water goes down, the people go high, and if it's a good place, of course I'd like to. I also don't have a long-term contract and can leave at any time. ”

It's just that the blush on the child's clean face proves that he has lived an extra life, and he is still not good at lying.

Kirimi smiled secretly, only thinking that the young man in front of her who was about the same age as she wanted to save face was cute, but she didn't say anything about it, only said:

"That's good, I have time now, are you free? I can tell you a little bit about the job. ”

Obviously, he was very free, but Gu Chuan still replied stubbornly:

"I happen to be free, so I'm off today."

"Then come with me."

Tongshi bus for private use, first call Gu Chuan to get in the car. After Gu Chuan got into the car, several laborers hired by the Otong family came over and asked Tong Shi, who was in charge here, in a low voice:

"Director, what about those traffickers?"

Tong Shi, who was standing next to the car, listened, his eyes lowered, and his voice was cold:

"Sent to the Tribunal at common law, but rejected in equity."

Common law and equity are both the names given to Sunset City law by the people of Sunset City. The former was the law of Sunset City when it was founded, and it was extremely harsh, for example, murderers, no matter what excuse, deserved to die. The latter is a new law that appeared in Sunset City after several Twilight Wars, which provided for many accommodating methods, such as non-death row prisoners can be exempted from punishment with money, such as contributing citizens can be exempted from the death penalty, and for example, contributing border citizens can be promoted to citizens.

Then, Kirimi got in the car and smiled.

As the sheep and horses were running along the road, the wind kept blowing around them. In a short time, the two of them had already crossed the long street and came to Xiahuai. Gu Chuan was suspicious and said:

"You're not going to send me back to Lady Ogiri, are you?"

Gu Chuan still occasionally thinks that day he was picked up by that tall strange woman like a chicken, pinched and rolled.

Kirimi shook his head:

"No, the person I'm going to introduce you to has nothing to do with Lady Ogiri. But he was also a scholar. ”

The architecture of the Xiahuai Civic District is particularly eccentric. But Kirishi's destination is unpretentious. A small gray building in sight. The landlord lived on the first floor, and along the stairs outside the building, Tong Shi led Gu Chuan to the third floor.

"What kind of scholar is it, and what kind of position is it?"

Kirumi settled down and said:

At first glance, you may not understand it. This is a scholar I know who is looking for assistants, who has been commissioned by the city's publishing house and the Round Tower family to compile an encyclopedia of Sunset City's history, art, crafts, and curiosities. ”

This is one of the incredibly wasteful things that the proud Sunset City has done since the war.

She had wanted to explain what the encyclopedia meant.

Gu Chuan asked thoughtfully:

"An encyclopedia of history, art, crafts and curiosities? Is this a collection of all the knowledge of Sunset City and its surroundings into one book? Kirishi. ”

Encyclopedias are also a big historical thing. Gu Chuan knew that in his previous life, the Ming Dynasty, there was an encyclopedia called the Yongle Dadian that collected the book of the world, or that Erya, who was much earlier, was also the predecessor of the encyclopedia. As for Europa, there are also masterpieces like natural history. But the advent of encyclopedias in the more modern sense was a matter of the Enlightenment.

"Yes."

Kirimi nodded.

"Why?"

"I don't know much about that, either." Kirumi shook his head, "I don't know what the purpose of making this up is." But it's a long job, and the scholar is always looking for helpers. ”

This is a good job for Gu Chuan, who wants to learn physics.

"But is he the only one doing this?"

"Yes."

"Why? Doesn't he have a team? Gu Chuan didn't understand.

Kirimi was silent for a moment, how did she know the reason. But at that time, she suddenly remembered the content of a conversation that Mrs. Ogiri had had with her a few days ago, and explained hesitantly and tentatively:

"Ogawa, this scholar has a strange idea. You said that if you want to compile a general book of all kinds of knowledge, theory does have to organize a team. However, if you say that if you organize a team, will the team have a meeting? ”

"This ......"

Gu Chuan lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

"In the process of writing, new knowledge will continue to emerge in the world. The team is constantly discussing what a certain part of the content is, how to write it, and how to write it well, so that even the simplest things can take a lot of time. ”

"It seems that this is indeed ......"

Gu Chuan somewhat agreed.

It's not that he agrees because he has done such a project, it's just that in his last life, he was very tired of meetings from elementary school to university and company annual meetings.

Kirimi recounted Mrs. Okiri's words, and the more she spoke, the more confident she became:

"Meetings are the way for big people to solve things, but not the way for small people with equal rights to solve things with each other. Everyone has their own ideas, and they have to conflict with each other, and even the most basic table of contents outline can be noisy, isn't that true? Ogawa. And Mrs. Ogiri told me that books cannot be perfect, and there is no such thing as a perfect book. The only thing that exists in the world is a personal book written by an individual. Therefore, the scholar believes that instead of choosing a group of people to cooperate, it is better for one person to write about the field he is responsible for according to his own temperament. That's why he's doing it. ”

"It seems to be true."

Gu Chuan captured a key point.

"But...... Mrs. Okiri? What does Lady Ogiri have to do with this? ”

Kirimi smiled awkwardly:

"Lady Ogiri also has a friendship with this scholar. These words were not something I came up with, nor was it told to me by the scholar. These are what Mrs. Oki told me, and I once asked Mrs. Oki about this. Mrs. Ogiri said that the scholar's plan was to select different people and each edit a part of this magnificent work, which was divided into eight parts. This gentleman was in charge of the craft, history, and curiosities of Sunset City, and he did not want others to interfere with the compilation of his part, so he flatly refused the help of the citizens. So the assistant he wants to hire must also be pure, a person with a flexible mind but who does not interfere with him, and a person who is innocent and uninvolved, but what about ......"

"What's wrong?"

"The publisher and the Round Tower family have given him a limited budget, and he lives a very tight life, so I am afraid that the salary he can pay you will not be much."

After finishing speaking, Tong Shi turned his eyes to Gu Chuan in front of him, waiting for his next response.

No matter how great a career is, as long as it has something to do with money, it will be able to shrink.

I'm afraid that's why this gentleman hasn't been able to find the right person.

Who knew that Gu Chuan said:

"It's out of the way. There are things I don't want to do, so I have to have a great benefit before I get involved. There are things that I feel are good, that make me feel that my nature is not repressed, that I am not like a slave tool, but that I am proud and happy, and that I am always happy to do. ”

He said it seriously and naturally, which made Kirimi a little surprised.

At some point, the afterglow of the setting sun had fallen from the thin clouds on the earth, illuminating the black-and-white city in red. Several windows shimmered with dusk fire.

At that time, Kirimi couldn't help blinking, as if he knew the beautiful young man in front of him a little better, and somewhat understood why he would refuse Mrs. Ogiri.

She couldn't help but ask tentatively:

"You're right. But I guess that's your excuse! When you encounter hard things, you say that you are unhappy, and when you encounter easy things, you say that you are interested in and good. ”

Gu Chuan looked at Tong Shi and shook his head, but he didn't argue with Tong Shi, he just smiled and said:

"Maybe that's it! Haha, you guessed it. ”

His answer made Tong Shi even more suspicious, and he couldn't help but guess in Gu Chuan's heart.

On the surface, Tong Shi was silent, and he stepped forward and was about to knock on the door.

Before I could knock, the door opened on its own. The inside of the door is gloomy. In the shadows stood a tired elderly man, with a scar on his face and a vicious look.

"Is this the gentleman you were talking about?"

Gu Chuan asked Tong Shi in a low voice.

Kirimi shook his head: "This is not Mr. De. ”

Old Man Scar left without even looking at them. And the other person inside was only a little longer revealed. It was a man dressed in frayed gray clothes.

He was a little short, about the same height as Gu Chuan, who was still growing up now, but he looked sturdy, and his face was soft, as if he had heard the conversation of people outside, and he also knew Tong Shi...... Or rather, the attendant who knows Lady Ogiri.

Kirimi asked:

"Who left just now? Mr. De. ”

He was called Mr. Tokumi by Kirishi. Mr. Tak said:

"That is a warrior who has participated in several foreign battles in Sunset City, and I invited him here to inquire about some details of the past history."

"That's the warrior who defended the Acropolis."

"Yes."

He walked on the road, limping for some reason. Tongshi whispered to Gu Chuan and explained that in order to save money, Mr. Daode usually went out to investigate some information by himself. As a result, some time ago, he was affected by a street brawl, and he was broken, so he couldn't do anything.

This is also the reason why Mr. De urgently needs to recruit an assistant.

Gu Chuan turned his head, opened his big eyes, and looked at Mr. De curiously. Mr. De's hairline was already very high, revealing his somewhat cute forehead with a little pink. He has a pair of kind eyes, and a shy smile, and his gaze does not seem to fall on the two people in front of him, but always looks far away.

The light is bright outside, but the interior is dark.

From the crack in the door, Gu Chuan saw that the not spacious room was full of pages.

Mr. De asked Tong Shi who this young man was, and before Tong Shi could say it, Gu Chuan preemptively introduced himself to himself and said that he was from Rizhao Village, and after Tong Shi's matchmaking, he came across here. So Mr. De also knew that Gu Chuan was a candidate introduced by Mrs. Oki through the hand of Kirishi.

But neither Mrs. Oki nor Kirimi could influence Mr. Toku's own thoughts.

The middle-aged man's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he couldn't help but look the young man up and down, and asked:

"Do you want to do this job?"

Tong Shi, who was watching from the sidelines, became nervous, for fear that Gu Chuan would say something amazing.

Who knew that what Gu Chuan said at that time was so naïve that it was terrifying:

"I've heard from Kiritsu that this position is about your assistant to the work of compiling an encyclopedia. I haven't done anything like it. I don't know if I haven't done it yet, but if I can, I'd like to try it first. ”

He said.

Tong Shi suddenly became uneasy, secretly annoyed that Gu Chuan was still talking one thing just now, but when he came to the field, he could only say such childish words, and say more beautiful scenes!

And after Gu Chuan finished speaking, he also realized that his words were too stupid, and he would definitely be hammered in the workplace of the previous life.

But he pursed his lips and looked up at Mr. De.

Kirimi was so anxious that she felt that the matter had come to an end, but she saw that Mr. De's face was stretched, and for some reason, she smiled.

"How long have you been in town?"

"It didn't take long, a solar term or so."

"So this is your first job? Are you already trying to earn money to support your family? ”

This question made Gu Chuan hesitate a little, and he glanced at Tong Shi a little embarrassed, and Tong Shi turned his head to look to the side. Then he replied:

"Yes."

Mr. De listened to it and pondered for a moment. He stood in the twilight, gazing curiously at the somewhat gray young man, and knowing that his heart must be uneasy, he said:

"How well do you master words?"

This is a fatal problem.

Gu Chuan mastered two languages that could scare people in this world to death, but the problem was that he couldn't use them. All he could say was:

"My mother told me to read and write common words. My mother was a doctor, and I was able to read through the Medical Codex published during the Fifth Twilight War. ”

"That's enough, that's enough." Mr. Deku introduced Kirishi and Gu Chuan into the house, and said kindly, "Young people really want to try different things more. I'm willing to let you try more here, so I don't know if you're willing to do it. ”

It always takes a lot of time to compile large, all-encompassing books like "dictionaries" and "encyclopedias". Kirimi didn't know that Mr. Tokuku was patient, that Mr. Tokuku had already heard their conversation inside the door, and that he didn't know what Mr. Toku's request for an assistant was like.

If not, it would be good to dismiss it then. Everyone is running-in, and it may be better to be a child who came to the city from a border village like him. As for the requirements for the second, they are all secondary.

Mr. Tak made up his mind.

The sunlight shone into the house, and the books and materials piled up in the boxes were brightened one by one.

"Of course I do, then thank you sir in advance!"

Gu Chuan stroked the paper roll, and it was difficult to refuse. As for the big stone in my heart that was pressed down by the carpenter, it finally fell to the ground and became the foundation of life in Sunset City.